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Wendy's (WEN) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$13.7 million for Q1 2026, up 36.41% year-on-year from -$10.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 72.82% on a QoQ basis from -$50.3 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$13.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 36.41% year-over-year to -$13.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$143.0 million (down 10.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$150.8 million, down 16.65% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$13.7 million, up from -$50.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$12.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$92.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$24.8 million (2024), against an average of -$32.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 156.58%; it then jumped 66.59% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$13.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 137.72% to -$31.0 million in 2023, then sank by 95.1% to -$60.5 million in 2024, then gained by 16.92% to -$50.3 million in 2025, then surged by 72.82% to -$13.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$13.7 million (Q1 2026), -$50.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$48.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -330.40 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -80.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.07 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -33.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -159.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -233.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn -146.75 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -8.07 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -44.23 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn -13.67 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -13.67 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -13.67 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -50.27 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -50.27 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -48.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -48.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -30.78 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -30.78 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -21.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -21.49 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -60.51 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -60.51 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -24.84 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -24.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -23.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -23.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -20.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -20.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -31.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -31.02 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -26.59 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -26.59 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -16.88 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -16.88 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -12.06 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -12.06 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -92.82 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -92.82 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -13.05 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -13.05 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -16.91 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -16.91 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 37.04 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 37.04 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -5.09 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -5.09 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 -27.25 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 -27.25 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -16.06 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -16.06 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 -12.82 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 -12.82 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -12.12 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -12.12 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -9.23 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -9.23 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -15.79 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -15.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -14.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -14.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -15.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -15.89 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -28.54 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -28.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 414.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 414.08 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 -11.53 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 -11.53 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -11.10 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -11.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -30.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -30.54 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -21.47 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -21.47 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 -25.27 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 -25.27 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 -14.97 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 -14.97 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 170.67 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 170.67 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 -228,000.00
Apr 3, 2016 -228,000.00
Sep 27, 2015 -48.32 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 -48.32 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 43.11 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 43.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -58.38 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -58.38 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -107.84 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -107.84 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -82.11 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -82.11 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -53.59 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -53.59 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 55.72 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 55.72 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 29.03 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 29.03 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 -39.55 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 -39.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -28.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -28.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -37.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -37.60 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 -54.79 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 -54.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -52.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -52.46 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 -56.11 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 -56.11 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -26.04 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -26.04 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 -499,000.00
Jan 1, 2012 -499,000.00
Apr 3, 2011 -31.17 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -31.17 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 -55.59 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 -55.59 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 22.08 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 22.08 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 -24.19 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 -24.19 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -38.79 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -38.79 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 -22.58 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 -22.58 Mn